I always regarded the Samoa game on Saturday as a giant banana skin waiting to cause England serious problems.
So I'm grateful for small mercies.
The only thing that mattered was that England should win the game.
The margin didn't matter, and, to be fair, the manner of victory didn't much matter either.
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